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FESTIVAL EVENTS

10/19
SAT

SHAKESPEARE BEHIND BARS

Film Synopsis

Take Shakespeare’s final play The Tempest with its violent seas, windswept island, crucial connection to nature, and underlying theme of forgiveness, and bring it into a prison, the ultimate venue of confinement. The result is an extraordinary story about the creative process and the power of art to heal and redeem–in a place where the very act of participation in theatre is a human triumph and a means of personal liberation.

7:00PM

ROMEO & JULIET IN HARLEM

Film Synopsis

Romeo & Juliet In Harlem is a modern day adaptation of William Shakespeare’s most popular play, starring Harry Lennix as Capulet, Hernando Caicedo as Romeo and Jasmine Carmichael as Juliet. Set in Harlem, USA with a cast of color, the film stays true to the original story-line as well as Shakespeare's language READ MORE.

7:00PM

10/25
FRI

JULIUS CAESAR

Film Synopsis

Set in a modern African state, this fast-moving political thriller of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar is directed by the RSC's artistic director, Gregory Doran. Featuring for the first time, a distinguished cast of black actors including Paterson Joseph as Brutus and Jeffrey Kissoon as Caesar.

Shot on location and also in the theatre at Stratford-upon-Avon, Julius Caesar is a vivid portrayal of a struggle for democracy and also a love story between two men united by an explosive act of political violence as the tyrant Caesar is about to seize powe ..READ MORE..

BONUS:
Arrive to the theatre at 6:30pm to see "The Making of Julius Caesar Documentary", featuring interviews with key cast and crew. Preshow Wine and Light Refreshments available at Festival venue.